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First Test

Andrew looked aimlessly at the ceiling above him. It had been hours since the crew had gone to bed and it must have been past midnight. Andrew had tried to sleep, but to no avail. All he could think about was Adelaide. Where she was, what she was doing. His mind didn't have time for sleep. A sudden knock at the door brought Andrew's mind away from Adelaide, at least for a few minutes. Andrew looked at the door with confusion. Who would want to see him at this hour?

"Come in." Andrew said and to his surprise, Lord Beckett and Mr. Mercer entered.

"Ah, Prince Andrew." Lord Beckett said, his voice flat and emotionless, as always. "A pleasure to see you."

"It's the middle of the night." Andrew said wearily.

"Yes, but we have important matters to discuss." Beckett said, moving closer towards him.

"What matters? You've never discussed any matters with me." Andrew said as they took another step towards him. They seemed to become more and more threatening with each step they took towards him.

"But these are matters we need to discuss." Lord Beckett said as he took out a gold item and showed it to him.

"What's that?" Andrew asked as he looked at the item. It was a scepter. It had a snake-like head and piercing ruby red eyes. It seemed to glare back at him with hungry eyes and he averted his gaze from it.

"It's a scepter." Beckett said.

"And what makes this so important that you have to come in the middle of the night to visit me?" Andrew asked suspiciously.

"Well..." Beckett said and he looked to Mr. Mercer and it seemed that a message passed between them. In a split second, Mr. Mercer had grabbed Andrew by the scruff and wrenched his arms forcefully behind his back.

"What are you...?" But Andrew was cut off as Beckett shoved the scepter in his face, putting him in direct eye contact with its red eyes. Andrew instantly felt weak and frail as he nearly fell to the floor, if it wasn't for Mercer still holding him up. His eyes started to droop and his mind started to darken, as if he couldn't think. He couldn't remember anything about himself, not even his own name.

As soon as Beckett saw the dumbfounded expression on Andrew's face, he smiled. The scepter was working.

"Andrew, can you hear me?" Beckett asked and Andrew nodded his head, his eyes still set on the scepter.

"You have fallen into a trance." Beckett said as he looked at Andrew's empty eyes.

"You are under my control. Do you understand?" Beckett said and Andrew nodded slowly.

"Get on your knees." Beckett ordered and Andrew did as he was told and got down on his knees.

"Good." Beckett said with an evil smirk on his face. This scepter was going to bring him more power than he could ever dream possible.


It had been two months since Adelaide had left England and she could hardly believe it. She had stayed out of the hands of the Royal Navy for two months, which was quite amazing out of all the ships her father had probably sent to retrieve her.

Adelaide couldn't help but think about her father. What if the Navy did find her and brought her back? Would he be furious? Relieved? After all the grief that she had caused him, would he still love her? And what about Andrew? Was he disappointed that she had chosen to run away from her problems instead of facing them? Andrew had always been a stickler to be responsible. What she had done had been reckless. It must have really caused a mess back home and Adelaide felt a fresh layer of guilt cover her, almost suffocating her to where she could hardly contain herself.

"You're up quite late." Jack's voice said, startling her.

Adelaide looked to the sky and saw the moon high in the sky. She must have been sitting out there for hours.

"Oh, I didn't notice." Adelaide said as Jack stood beside her.

"So what are you doing out here tonight?" Jack asked curiously.

"I was just gazing at the stars." Adelaide lied.

"They are beautiful." Jack admired. "Do you know what that constellation is?"

"No, I don't know any." Adelaide admitted.

"That one there's the north star." He said, pointing his finger to the brightest star in the sky.

"And that constellation there is Orion's belt." Jack said, pointing to another one.

Adelaide watched in awe as he pointed to all the constellations he could find, showing her things she had never bothered to notice. She memorized them all in her head, remembering where they were and all of their names. It was a way to keep her mind off of her guilt.

Jack was really enjoying himself as well. Ever since he had succeded in stopping Adelaide from being with Robert, he had realized if he really wanted to be with Adelaide, he had better start winning her affections. There were plenty of other young men on board that more than likely fancied her, and Jack could not risk letting her go off with someone else. If he wanted Adelaide to be his girl, he had better get to her before someone else did. The problem was, Adelaide seemed to be completely oblivious to the fact that he liked her.

A cold wind suddenly sliced through the air and Jack shivered.

"I think it's time we go on in, love." He said as he looked at the dark sky. "It's getting rather chilly out here."

"I couldn't agree with you more." Adelaide said, grateful that he had mentioned it. Her hands and feet felt like blocks of ice.

Once they got inside, Adelaide took off her boots and felt her feet. They were just as cold as her hands.

"What's wrong, love?" Jack asked as she sat down on the floor, rubbing her feet.

"My feet and hands are freezing." Adelaide said. "It's no big deal really."

"Oh, they can't be that cold." Jack said as he took one of her hands.

"Then again..." Jack said as he felt her ice-cold hands.

"Yeah." Adelaide said in agreement.

Adelaide suddenly had an evil idea. Jack turned around to around to do something else and in a split second, her cold hands were on his neck.

"Ah!" Jack yelped as the cold hands met his neck.

Adelaide couldn't help but laugh and Jack turned around.

"So that's how it is, is it?" He asked, a playful smirk on his face.

Adelaide suddenly found herself in Jack's arm, his fingers tickling her chin. Adelaide burst into hystrical fits of laughter.

"Do ye like that?" Jack asked with a laugh as he moved to her stomach.

"Stop it!" Adelaide yelled between laughs.

Finally, Jack decided to stop, leaving Adelaide breathless as she lay sprawled across the floor. Jack couldn't help but laugh at the sight of her.

"You alright there, love?" He asked as he sat down beside her.

"I'm breathless, but I think I'll be fine." Adelaide said as she sat up again. She suddenly gave a slight yawn and she felt extremely tired.

"I think all of this excitement has worn you out." Jack said with a chuckle, when a yawn came out of him as well.

"I should think the same for you, Jack." Adelaide said.

"Then I think we should go to bed. We have an early morning tomorrow." Jack said as he helped her up.

"I'm in total agreement." Adelaide said as she crawled into the hammock.

"Goodnight." Adeladie called as he closed the door.

"Goodnight, love." Jack said one last time as he closed the door behind him.


Wow, a lot of things happened in this chapter. Thank you for reading and please remember to review! :) ;)